IEC 61937-5:2002

Digital audio - Interface for non-linear PCM encoded audio bitstreams applying IEC 60958 - Part 5: Non-linear PCM bitstreams according to the DTS (Digital Theater Systems) format(s)

Describes audio bitstreams encoded according to the Digital Theater Systems (DTS) format data-types I, II and III.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 07-Aug-2002
• ICS: 33.160.60 - Multimedia systems and teleconferencing equipment
• Technical Committee: TC 100 - Audio, video and multimedia systems and equipment
• Current Stage: DELPUB - Deleted Publication
• Completion Date: 26-Jan-2006

Relations

• Replaces: IEC 61937:2000 - Digital audio - Interface for non-linear PCM encoded audio bitstreams applying IEC 60958
• Effective Date: 05-Sep-2023
• Revised: IEC 61937-5:2006 - Digital audio - Interface for non-linear PCM encoded audio bitstreams applying IEC 60958 - Part 5: Non-linear PCM bitstreams according to the DTS (Digital Theater Systems) format(s)
• Effective Date: 05-Sep-2023

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INTERNATIONAL IEC
STANDARD
61937-5
First edition
2002-08
Digital audio –
Interface for non-linear PCM encoded
audio bitstreams applying IEC 60958 –
Part 5:
Non-linear PCM bitstreams according to
the DTS (Digital Theater Systems) format (s)

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INTERNATIONAL IEC
STANDARD
61937-5
First edition
2002-08
Digital audio –
Interface for non-linear PCM encoded
audio bitstreams applying IEC 60958 –
Part 5:
Non-linear PCM bitstreams according to
the DTS (Digital Theater Systems) format (s)

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 3

1 Scope . 4

2 Normative references. 4

3 Definitions and abbreviations. 4

4 Mapping of the audio bitstream on to IEC 61937-1. 5

4.1 DTS burst-info . 5
5 Format of DTS data-bursts . 5
5.1 General . 5
5.2 Pause data-burst . 5
5.3 Audio data-bursts. 5
5.3.1 DTS type I. 5
5.3.2 DTS type II. 7
5.3.3 DTS type III. 8
Bibliography .10
Figure 1  DTS type I data-burst. 6
Figure 2  Latency of DTS type I decoding. 7
Figure 3  DTS type II data-burst. 7
Figure 4  Latency of DTS type II decoding. 8
Figure 5  DTS type III data-burst. 8
Figure 6  Latency of DTS type III decoding. 9
Table 1  Fields of burst-info . 5
Table 2  Repetition period of Pause data-bursts. 5
Table 3  Data-type-dependent when DTS type I . 6
Table 4  Data-type-dependent when DTS type II . 7
Table 5  Data-type-dependent when DTS type III . 9

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DIGITAL AUDIO –
INTERFACE FOR NON-LINEAR PCM ENCODED

AUDIO BITSTREAMS APPLYING IEC 60958 –

Part 5: Non-linear PCM bitstreams according to

the DTS (Digital Theater Systems) format (s)

FOREWORD
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This part of International Standard IEC 61937 has been prepared by technical area 4, Digital
system interfaces, of IEC technical committee 100: Audio, video and multimedia systems and
equipment.
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DIGITAL AUDIO –
INTERFACE FOR NON-LINEAR PCM ENCODED

AUDIO BITSTREAMS APPLYING IEC 60958

Part 5: Non-linear PCM bitstreams according to

the DTS (Digital Theater Systems) format (s)

1 Scope
This part of IEC 61937 describes audio bitstreams encoded according to the Digital Theater
Systems (DTS) format data-types I, II and III.
2 Normative references
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For
dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of
the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.

IEC 60958-1:1999, Digital audio interface – Part 1: General
IEC 60958-3:1999, Digital audio interface – Part 3: Consumer applications

IEC 60958-4:1999, Digital audio interface – Part 4: Professional applications
IEC 61937-1, Digital audio interface for non-linear PCM encoded audio bitstreams applying
IEC 60958 – Part 1: General
IEC 61937-2, Digital audio – Interface for non-linear PCM encoded audio bitstreams apply-
ing IEC 60958 – Part 2: Burst information
3 Definitions and abbreviations
For the purposes of this standard, the following definitions, abbreviations and presentation
convention apply.
3.1 Definition
latency
delay time of an external audio decoder to decode a DTS data-burst, defined as the sum of two
values of the receiving delay time and the decoding delay time

3.2 Abbreviations
DTS Digital Theater Systems
ISO/IEC MPEG The Moving Pictures Expert Group, a joint committee of ISO and IEC
3.3 Presentation convention
F872h
Value ‘F872’ in hexadecimal format
___________
To be published.
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4 Mapping of the audio bitstream on to IEC 61937-1

The coding of the bitstream and data-burst is in accordance with IEC 61937-1.

4.1 DTS burst-info
The 16-bit burst-info contains information about the data which will be found in the data-burst.

Table 1 – Fields of burst-info

Repetition period of
Reference
Bits of Pc Value Contents data-burst in
point R
IEC 60958 frames
0 – 4 Data-type
0 – 10 In accordance with IEC 61937-2
11 DTS type I bit 0 of Pa 512
12 DTS type II bit 0 of Pa 1 024
13 DTS type III bit 0 of Pa 2 048
14 – 31 In accordance with IEC 61937-2
5 – 15 In accordance with IEC 61937-2
5 Format of DTS data-bursts
This clause specifies the audio data-bursts DTS type I, DTS type II and DTS type III. Specific
properties such as reference points, repetition period, the method of filling stream gaps, and
decoding latency are specified for each data-type.
5.1 General
The decoding latency (or delay), indicated for the data-types, should be used by the transmitter
to schedule data-bursts as necessary to establish synchronization between picture and
decoded audio.
5.2 Pause data-burst
Pause data-burst for DTS type I, DTS type II, DTS type III is given in Table 2.

Table 2 – Repetition period of Pause data-bursts
Repetition period of Pause data-burst
Data-type of Audio data-burst
Mandatory Recommended
DTS type I 3 IEC 60958 frames
-
DTS type II - 3 IEC 60958 frames
DTS type III 3 IEC 60958 frames
-
5.3 Audio data-bursts
5.3.1 DTS type I
The DTS consists of sequences of DTS frames. The data-type of a DTS data-burst type I is
0Bh. The data-burst is headed with a burst-preamble, followed by the burst-payload, and

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stuffed with stuffing bits. The burst-payload of each data-burst of DTS type I data shall contain

one complete DTS-frame, and represents 512 samples for each encoded channel.

NOTE 1 The length of the DTS type I data-burst depends on the encoded bit rate (which determines the DTS-
frame length).
NOTE 2 The reference to the specification for the DTS bitstream, representing 512 samples of encoded audio per

frame, is given in the bibliography.

DTS type I DTS type I
Pa Pb Pc Pd Pa Pb Pc Pd
burst_payload burst_payload
Bit 0 of Pa Bit 0 of Pa
DTS frame Stuffing DTS frame
Regular rate of the DTS frames
Repetition period of the burst
IEC  1937/02
Figure 1 – DTS type I data-burst
The data-type-dependent information for DTS type I is given in Table 3.
Table 3 – Data-type-dependent when DTS type I
Bits of Pc
Value Contents
LSB.MSB
8 – 12 00h Reserved, shall be set to ‘0’
The reference point of a DTS type I data-burst is bit 0 of Pa and occurs exactly once every 512
sampling periods. The data-burst containing DTS type I frames occurs at a regular rate, with
the reference point of each DTS type I data-burst beginning 512 IEC 60958 frames after the
reference point of the preceding DTS type I data-burst (of the same bit-stream-number).
It is recommended that Pause data-bursts are used to fill stream gaps in the DTS type I
bitstream as described in IEC 61937-1, and that Pause data-bursts be transmitted with a
repetition period of 3 IEC 60958 frames, except when other repetition periods are necessary to
fill the precise stream gap length (which may not be a multiple of 3 IEC 60958 frames), or
to meet the requirement on burst spacing (see IEC 61937-1).

When a stream gap in a DTS type I stream is filled by a sequence of Pause data-bursts, the
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